Riddle me this... Tamaron 150-600

SO give me the skinny on the 150-600.... I hear really good things...

I want to hear (or see) stuff from the people who use it...

I may be biased...but it is everything it is hyped up to be, plus some...all for $1069!

Great Grey with a D-800

Grizzly Bear with D-800

Whitetail fawn, 30 minutes old with a D-800

The owl and the bear were on a tripod. The deer is handheld, 600mm, 1/60th of a second!

I have the Tamron 150-600, but have not rung it out yet.

As a side note, Sigma just announced a 150-600 in two versions. The Sport should be the better of the two.
http://nikonrumors.com/2014/09/15/t...unt-is-now-available-for-pre-order.aspx/

I am curious to see how they do with that lens, remember I am probably biased. It is pre-ordering at $1999.

Yes, some interesting announcements for Photokina: Nikon D750, 20mm f/1.8, Sigma 150-600, Tamron 15-30 f/2.8. I did not notice a new version of the Canon 100-400.

Originally Posted by CameraLandTamronPhotAdv

The owl and the bear were on a tripod. The deer is handheld, 600mm, 1/60th of a second!

Nice photos, great job on the deer.. being handheld... love the IS.

Damn... The owl and the fawn are outstanding.

I carry 3 lens into the back country. If the 150-600 is "all that" then I'd be down to 2 lens and a considerable amount of weight less.

Could you elaborate on the setting and focal length on those 2

I wish there were a local place to try out that Tamron. It looks interesting...

Jason, check out Tamron's website to see if the Tailgate Tour is going to be near you at a camera store. I am not sure where in south Texas you are but I know the tour will be in Arlington and I don't know how far New Orleans is but they will be there.

Both the owl and the fawn were shot at 600mm. The fawn was at 1/60th of a second, the owl at 1/80th of a second. The owl was from a tripod and the fawn was handheld.

Originally Posted by CameraLandTamronPhotAdv

Jason, check out Tamron's website to see if the Tailgate Tour is going to be near you at a camera store. I am not sure where in south Texas you are but I know the tour will be in Arlington and I don't know how far New Orleans is but they will be there.

The closest big city would be San Antonio. I'll look it up..

Looks like Austin is your best bet.

Will that Tamron lens auto focus on a D5000? I have a 170-500 that won't.

Don, it should. I have read several forums that confirm that. It does have an Ultrasonic focus motor built in so all indications I see are that it will.